Received a Desktop quote for FTTPoD from Cerberus to a semi-rural premises in the South East currently on 2MBps ADSL.

Posting so it can go on the tracking google sheet here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QFkK1sLBFQjl...

Estimated Build Cost: £12,300.00
Number of premises passed for FTTP: 3

I have requested the physical survey and will update once that has occurred and a price provided.

Cool, good luck. I'll add it to the sheet once you have your final quote.

Do you know if there's any other FTTP near to you? If there's a splitter or fibre aggregation node within 500m, you may benefit from much-reduced pricing. However, since the locations of these are not published, there's no real way to know in advance.

There is some FTTP up the road. I measured it on Google Maps and the nearest splitter I could see was I think over 500m away - I wondered the same as you about the new pricing. Will add all the updates I get as they come in to this thread.

You probably saw a Connectorised Block Terminal (CBT). Splitters are normally (or exclusively?) underground; they need fibres to be spliced to them. Operating a fusion splicer while strapped to the top of a pole would be hairy

My bad! A CBT indeed.

In reply to a post by candlerb:

Operating a fusion splicer while strapped to the top of a pole would be hairy

I have seen pole-attached splicing tables for sale for that purpose. Hardly the easiest way to complete the task...

I received an enormously positive update from Cerberus following Openreach's physical survey:

Originally, Openreach estimated the build charge at £12,300.00 + VAT.

The confirmed build charge is £2,620.00 + VAT.

This includes the reduction for the survey and a deduction of £665.00 for premises passed. A breakdown of the charges is below:

Labour

£2,290.00

Contract Labour

£0.00

Civils

£0.00

Stores

£0.00

BT Connection Charge

£495.00

Cerberus Connection Charge

£500.00

Deduction

£-665.00

Total

£2,620.00

It's not entirely clear to me if this is because the property falls into the new trial of "near network" prices, and there's no indication on the quote that this is the case. I will ask Cerberus if their info from Openreach indicates it falls into the new pricing.

Either way, this is an outstanding result for me and I will be proceeding.

You're a great example of why its always worth getting a survey, Its been a while since we have seen any quotes as low as yours on this forum.

Really pleased for you, good luck and keep us updated on progress.

Cerberus confirm:

This is the near network costing of £1625.00 + VAT. This means a splitter exists, but a connectorised block terminal (CBT) needs to be built (the CBT usually goes on top of a telegraph pole or in an underground chamber).

I’ll provide updates as to how long this takes to be provisioned. Appreciate all the existing members who have contributed to this thread. Made a huge difference to my understanding of likely process, costs and timelines.

You may have started a stampede for another survey